Inside Story

National affairs Discomfort zone Peter Brent 21 July 2021 Political authority is a precious commodity. Use it or lose it National affairs Cometh the hour Peter Brent 13 July 2021 We only find out what kind of PM a politician makes once they’re in office. But who’s most likely to get there? National affairs Timing is (almost) everything Peter Brent 22 June 2021 Can a referendum on the Voice to Parliament succeed? National affairs By-election beat-up Peter Brent 24 May 2021 Last held by Labor in 1910, Upper Hunter stays in the hands of the Nats after Saturday’s vote

National affairs Still a good time to be in government Peter Brent 12 March 2021 Labor is expected to win by a landslide in WA tomorrow. But be wary of drawing conclusions about the next federal election From the archive John Howard’s trickle-down legacy Peter Brent 5 March 2021 Those eleven years of government certainly had an impact, but not the one the Liberal PM is usually credited with National affairs Big-target strategy Peter Brent 17 February 2021 Has Labor written the Coalition’s script for the next election campaign? National affairs Australia’s costly no-price carbon policy Peter Brent 11 February 2021 Australia’s climate policy failures are set to create a new revenue stream for major trading partners

National affairs Polling’s perception problem Peter Brent 6 November 2020 Are the polls really less accurate these days? National affairs Queensland’s One Nation factor Peter Brent 31 October 2020 The minor party’s apparent decline can only be good for Labor in today’s state election National affairs That long federal shadow Peter Brent 28 October 2020 Experience shows that state parties suffer electorally when their own party governs in Canberra National affairs Not really about Dan Peter Brent 22 October 2020 Regardless of his public impact, Josh Frydenberg is making his case to be party leader